How to Use player in a Sentence

player

noun
  • She's one of the team's best players.
  • The band's lead guitar player hurt his hand and couldn't play.
  • Piano players are called pianists.
  • But the players chose to go that way.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
  • What is the mood of the players?
    — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • And these are good big league players.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Few teams have a player like that.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • All five players on the floor touch the rock.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The same goes for players, too.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Now, let’s see a player throw out a coach.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
  • But players did find ways to show off their style.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Many go to watch the best players — on both teams.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
  • But most players aren’t stupid.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
  • In the end, there was one player who fit the bill.
    — James Nalton, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The staff’s great and the players (are) great.
    — Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2026
  • If a player’s points run out, they will be killed.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Six players are tied for fourth place, five shots off the lead.
    — Justin Ray, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Height was player 45 on my big board.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The mouse is perfect for palm-grip players like me.
    — PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Sauces and dips remain key players as well.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Again, one player has totaled two in three weeks.
    — Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Did Smith know how many players have hit four homers in a game?
    — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2024
  • The problem is, role players aren’t good on the road.
    — David Troy, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
  • The players are ready for the last chapter.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
  • Each team would have eight players, per the reports.
    — Jenna West, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Any updates on any of those players?
    — Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • Most players can finish a round of nine in less than two hours.
    — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
  • Seven players were tied for sixth, eight strokes off the pace.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Our boy runs up, shoves the other player, and gets the ball.
    — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
  • Even the third or fourth pick this year might net a franchise player.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026

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